|
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
|
WRAC
|
|
(Women's Royal Army Corps) Until 1992 the women's branch of the regular army, formed in 1949 but descending directly from the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) of World War II and before that from the WAC (Women's Auxiliary Corps) of World War I. The WAC was formed in 1917, was renamed Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1918, and was disbanded in 1919; the ATS was established in 1939. The WRAC numbered about 6000 women in 1992, when it came to an end as a separate entity. In the interests of sexual equality it was incorporated within a new Adjutant General's Corps, bringing under single control all the administrative services of the army.
|
|
|
|